Phelps Mansion
- Also Known As: The Monday Afternoon Clubhouse
- Address: 191 Court St
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1869/00/00 | Sherman D Phelps | Owner | In 1868 and 1869 Sherman Phelps, a banker and businessman, buys three adjoining properties along Court Street and razes the existing houses. | |||
| 1870/00/00 | Isaac G Perry | Architect | Local architect Isaac G Perry designs a Second Empire-style residence Sherman D Phelps. The estimated cost to build the mansion is $70,000. | |||
| 1871/00/00 | Orville F Roth | Architect | Orville F Roth of Binghamton, a civil engineer, hand carves and erects a $10,000 black walnut staircase in the mansion. | |||
| 1871/00/00 | Sherman D Phelps | Home | John Stewart Wells, the primary contractor for the Phelps Mansion, completes the brick residence for Sherman D Phelps at an estimated cost of $119,000. It is the last in a row of elegant homes on the east end of Court Street. | |||
| 1876/01/01 | Sherman D Phelps | Host | Phelps family host a traditional New Year's Day open house celebration. | |||
| 1878/11/13 | Sherman D Phelps | Died | Judge Phelps dies on November 13, 1878 of Fells Disease. He was laid in state on the first floor of the mansion, and later buried beside his second wife in the Spring Forest Cemetery. | |||
| 1889/00/00 | George Harry Lester | Home | Local shoe manufacturer, George Harry Lester, buys Phelps Mansion. Lester is also in the process of buying land near Binghamton to develop Lestershire (now Johnson City) to enlarging his factory. | |||
| 1890/00/00 | A Baccarat crystal chandelier from 1890 adorns the Phelps ballroom. |
| Particulars for Phelps Mansion: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Art |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Museum Type | Historical Museum |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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